Patsy Day is the host of The Wobbly Middle, a podcast about women rethinking their careers in midlife. In this guest blog, Patsy gives us some top tips on how to take small steps forward in our careers over the summer.

We have a guest blog from Kim Croasdale who spent 15 years working in climate and sustainability, and almost a decade in NHS leadership. After having 2 children and returning to demanding work, she felt the gap between what organisations expect and what they actually support. So she founded "Entela" to help women navigate the changes that matter most: in their careers, their lives, and their sense of themselves.

In this blog she gives us some great tips on how to explore our thoughts, goals and ways forward.

With Andy Burnham back in Westminster, it’s time to rethink the UK workforce. From meeting him in 2018 to launching The Jobs Club in 2026, here is why structural flexibility is the ultimate economic superpower - and how we are getting the next generation work-ready.

The Easter Bunny remains the undisputed heavyweight champion of strange—and surprisingly stressful—occupations.  But in a seasonal burst of curiosity, we've done a deep dive into the challengers for his crown.  A little digging has revealed that we have a surprising number of possibilities within the 9-2-3 team…  

When you held your first child in your arms and you gazed into their eyes, I’m guessing that you imagined you’d be the kindest and most patient parent known to humanity. You’d love them beyond all measure, support their every dream and cradle them through every one of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.  Fast forward 10 years, and somehow – you can’t quite understand how – you spend your days crossly refereeing sibling quarrels, berating the fourth lost school coat of the term, and loudly lamenting the dirty socks that have been strewn forlornly across the pre-teen bedroom floor… 

We know, we know:  every playground, every supermarket queue and every WhatsApp chat is buzzing with AI-related chat.   But if you can’t beat the conversation, then perhaps you should join it. The discussion is partly wary - will there be any jobs left for us to do in 10 years?  But increasingly, there’s an undertone of awe and curiosity…

Discover how Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemmingway and Charles Darwin used part-time schedules to change the world, and why ‘presenteeism’ is the enemy of innovation.